Berkeley Cottage, Bosham Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HP
About Berkeley Cottage
Berkeley Cottage is a detached house in Bosham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£705/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,350,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A solar panel installation application was refused at Berkeley Cottage in 2024.
- Jul 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear extensions, construction of single storey and two storey rear extension, brick and flint wall to front boundary and associated works.
- Agent
- Whaleback
Extension- Documents
- 42 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01216/DOM
- Jul 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Replacement single and 2-storey rear extensions with new 2-storey rear extension, alterations to windows, 1 no. rooflights and addition of photovoltaic roof panels.
- Agent
- Rider Stirland Architects
Extension- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01066/DOM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 August 2022Most recent
£1,350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8HP: £820,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PO18 8HP
Riverside, Bosham Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HP
Sold Sept 2024
£1,510,000Flint Cottage, Bosham Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HP
Sold Oct 2022
£750,000Northbell, Bosham Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HP
Sold Dec 2021
£842,5004 Gordon Terrace, Bosham Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HP
Sold Jan 2021
£820,000Wisteria House, Flat 2, Bosham Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HP
Sold Jan 2021
£250,000
Everything we know about Berkeley Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bosham Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Berkeley Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,584
Street avg £5,504
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bosham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB